I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won’t do is change the essence of my work.
PAUL SIMONDon’t want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon grave yard.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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I’ve got a reason to believe we all be received in Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee.
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Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.
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I have my books and my poetry to protect me.
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Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
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There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.
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People ask how I feel about getting old. I tell them I have the same question. I’m learning as I go.
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Serious numbers will speak to us always.
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A songwriter’s supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time.
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Time, time, time, see what’s become of me, While I looked around, For my possibilities; I was so hard to please
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The trick is, as I know it, is to care like hell and not give a damn at the same time.
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Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?
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I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I’m through.
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In the clearing stands the boxer, and a fighter by his trade. And he carries a reminder of every glove that laid him down, or cut him till he cried out in his anger and his shame “I am leaving! I am leaving” but the fighter still remains.
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We’ve survived by believing our life is going to get better.
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Just slip out the back, Jack, make a new plan, Stan, you don’t need to be coy, Roy, just get yourself free. Hop on the bus, Gus, you don’t need to discuss much, just drop off the key, Lee, and get yourself free.
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